8 Questions for a Bitcoin Millionaire

It's been described as both "an online form of money laundering " and a brilliant "anarchist's brainchild ." The developer who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto called Bitcoin simply a peer-to-peer electronic cash system back in 2008. However you think of it, one thing is clear: Bitcoin is one of the buzziest things going on in tech and finance right now. So it should come as no surprise that entrepreneurs and investors are gathering Friday for a conference on all things Bitcoin-related, called "The Future of Payment." Charlie Schrem is the co-founder of the payment processor BitInstant , one of the first Bitcoin millionaires , and vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation , which is behind the conference. Inc . talked to Schrem about the controversial currency--and the frenzy it has caused. Lots of people think Bitcoin is a bubble . What would you say to them? If you l...